Julie Chan Is Dead

by Liann Zhang

Being a young woman is already like existing in the seventh circle of hell.

Recognizing problems is pointless when you have little motivation to fix them. And finding motivation is impossible when the mere idea of existing feels like a punishment.

Social media is the biggest thief of time but it’s also an impossibly addictive form of escape.

I’m about to bestow a truth that may be hard to swallow: anyone would want to be me. Who wants to pay for shit when you can get it for free? I’m not going to sit here and pretend like I hate the money and attention. Creators who are “down-to-earth” and reject capitalism are nothing more than hypocrites shilling out so-called socialist viewpoints from their mega-mansions or sky-high penthouses. They don’t give a fuck. If they did, they’d donate all their money and live in a shitty studio apartment instead of being professional grifters